Tetratheca bauerifolia
Appearance
Tetratheca bauerifolia | |
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Tetratheca bauerifolia, Kinglake National Park, Victoria | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Oxalidales |
Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
Genus: | Tetratheca |
Species: | T. bauerifolia
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Binomial name | |
Tetratheca bauerifolia |
Tetratheca bauerifolia, commonly known as heath pink-bells, is a small shrub in the family Elaeocarpaceae. It is endemic to eastern Australia.It is a small shrub which may grow to 30 cm high. Deep pink flowers appear between September and December in the species native range.[1] The species was first formally described by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1853 in Synopsis Tremandrearum.[2] It occurs in Victoria and New South Wales.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Tetratheca bauerifolia Lindl". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
- ^ "Tertratheca bauerifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-10-17.